Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

It is in and by itself absurd to regard non-existence as an evil; for every evil, like every good, presupposes existence, indeed even consciousness.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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• It is in and by itself absurd to regard non-existence as an evil; for every evil, like every good, presupposes existence, indeed even consciousness.

  

  Arthur Schopenhauer
  • Evil
  • Consciousness
  • Regard